DEA Archived Press Releases

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West Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Distributing Xanax

MAY 17 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Clarence Bell, also known as “Solo,” 21, of West Haven, waived his right to be...
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Bridgeport Man Admits Selling Heroin To Overdose Victim

MAY 17 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Darryck Norris, 23, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today...
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New Hampshire Fentanyl Trafficker Pleads Guilty

MAY 15 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Dennis Higgins, 23, formerly of Hudson, New Hampshire, pled guilty to unlawful distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements in the...
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Jamaican Ecstasy Trafficker In Bridgeport Sentenced

MAY 12 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Collin Fletcher, 52, last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...
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New York Man Sentenced For Trafficking Crack, Heroin In Maine

MAY 12 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Charles Flores, 27, of Bronx, New York was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 2½ years in...
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New Hampshire Trafficker Guilty Of Fentanyl, Meth, Firearms Charges

MAY 12 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Bryan Franklin, 41, formerly of Penacook, New Hampshire, pled guilty to possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possession...
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Hamden Man Charged With Distributing Fentanyl Disguised As Oxycodone

MAY 11 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Agustin Cirino, 29, of Hamden, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint...
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Vermont Heroin, Crack Distributors Charged

MAY 11 - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that federal criminal charges have been brought against three individuals accused of making their residences in Chittenden County, Vermont...
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Connecticut Heroin, Crack Dealer “Willi Mexico” Pleads Guilty

MAY 10 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Carlos Alberto Lopez-Zelada, 40, also known as “Willi Mexico” last residing in Willimantic, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District...
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Connecticut Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficker Arrested, Charged

MAY 10 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that that George Kinney, 34, of Plainfield was arrested yesterday and charged in a criminal complaint with distributing fentanyl...